not utter a single sentence; to remain completely silent

(idiom) words that carry enormous weight; a promise or advice of great importance that can have a decisive effect; unlike [[一诺千金|一諾千金|yi1 nuo4 qian1 jin1]], which emphasizes keeping one's word, this term emphasizes the decisive power or weight of one's speech

(idiom) hard to explain in a few words; describes a situation that is complicated and difficult to express succinctly

A person's every word and action; their speech and behavior

The practice of one person having the final say and refusing to listen to other opinions; often contrasted with [[群言堂|群言堂|qun2 yan2 tang2]].

to sum up in a single sentence; in a nutshell; to cut a long story short; this idiom comes from the "Analects of Confucius"

(idiom) that's settled then; once something is said it's settled and will not be changed or taken back

to clash verbally over a single word or sentence; to have a disagreement in a conversation

to sum up in a word; to summarize in a single sentence

just a few words; a very brief remark

(idiom) every word and every movement; a person's behavior and conduct

(set phrase) One word can lead a country to prosperity; a timely warning may avert a national crisis.

A single careless or wrong statement may lead a country to ruin or disaster; from a passage in the "Analects"

A promise made by a person of integrity cannot be taken back, just as a team of four horses cannot catch up with a spoken word.

one's word carries great weight; a promise must be kept

one word worth a thousand pieces of gold; used to describe words of enormous weight or highly valuable advice

in short; to sum up in a single sentence; to cut a long story short

Literally "once a word is spoken, even a team of four horses cannot chase it back"; used to emphasize that a person must stand by their word and keep their promises.